President


Description
The President of WRAP is responsible for scheduling and leading meetings as well as initiating projects and supporting other officers in their duties.


Duties
  • Initiate projects and events
  • Coordinate events
  • Call and lead meetings
  • Reach out to students about projects and events
  • Communicate with faculty about events (especially if they might overlap or complement R&W events)
  • Keep community informed and encourage involvement through Facebook and Wiki presence
  • Respond to messages from students

Vice President


Description
The Vice-President of WRAP is responsible for assisting the president with her/his/hir duties and with initiating and executing those duties in the absence of the president.

Duties
Assist the president with the following duties:
  • Initiate projects and events
  • Coordinate events
  • Call and lead meetings
  • Reach out to students about projects and events
  • Communicate with faculty about events (especially if they might overlap or complement R&W events)
  • Keep community informed and encourage involvement through Facebook and Wiki presence
  • Respond to messages from students


Treasurer


Description
The Treasurer of WRAP composes and maintains the budget of WRAP funds, in cooperation with the Director of the Rhetoric and Writing program. Treasurer coordinates the disbursement/reimbursement of funds for WRAP sponsored events with Judy Easterbrook, Administrative Assistant for MSU RW program. Treasurer also participates in planning meetings for WRAP sponsored events.


Duties
  • communicate with Director of MSU RW about available funds
  • Draft and manage operating budget for WRAP funds
  • Arrange and manage disbursement of funds through MSU accounts, along with Judy Easterbrook
  • Coordinate reimbursement of funds as necessary (some events can not be paid directly from the MSU account
  • share budget information with WRAP officers

Web Media Coordinator (formerly Web Secretary)


Description

The Web Media coordinator is responsible for managing WRAP's digital internal and external communications.


Duties

  • Organize and Design WRAP's communication strategy
  • Maintaining the Facebook Page
  • Maintaining the Twitter Feed
  • Managing the Google Calender
  • Creating Events pages on Facebook, Google, and the Wiki (this website)
  • Keeping master notes at meetings
  • Posting these notes on the Wiki

RWGAC PhD Representative


Description
Is elected, by MSU R&W PhD student peers, to the Rhetoric & Writing Graduate Advisory Committee for one academic year term (August to May). Is required to attend 2-to-3 hour meetings weekly (sometimes every other week).

Duties
  • Attend all meetings
  • Give input on behalf of MSU R&W PhD students (and to some extent, all graduate students)
  • Solicit input and opinions and feedback from MSU R&W PhD students
  • Engage fully on the committee in any ways asked
  • Participate in any necessary subcommittees as needed
  • Spend time in December and January participating in PhD and MA admissions processes (reading files, ranking, writing feedback, deliberating in admissions meeting(s)).

RWGAC MA Representative


Description
Is elected, by MSU R&W MA student peers, to the Rhetoric & Writing Graduate Advisory Committee for one academic year term (August to May). Is required to attend 2-to-3 hour meetings weekly (sometimes every other week).


Duties
  • Attend all meetings
  • Give input on behalf of MSU R&W MA students (and to some extent, all graduate students)
  • Solicit input and opinions and feedback from MSU R&W MA students
  • Engage fully on the committee in any ways asked
  • Participate in any necessary subcommittees as needed
  • Spend time in December and January participating in PhD and MA admissions processes (reading files, ranking, writing feedback, deliberating in admissions meeting(s)).


WRAC Advisory Council Representative


Description
Is elected, by MSU R&W student peers, to the WRAC (Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures) Advisory Council for one academic year term. Is required to regularly attend 90-minute committee meetings - for the 2011-2012 academic year, this representative needs to be available from 10:30 to 12:00 on Friday mornings. The Advisory Council of the department advises the chair, as the WRAC Bylaws put it "with respect to Departmental matters, including those of promotion, appointments, and the preparation of Departmental program plans" (3.3.1).


Duties
  • Attend all meetings
  • Give input on behalf of MSU R&W graduate students
  • Engage fully on the committee in any ways asked
  • Participate in any necessary subcommittees as needed